Xiaomi has been on a roll, launching products that are affordable, yet have great quality. In an event in China, Xiaomi recently launched two new products. A wireless Apple-styled white earbud and a new notebook powered by the intel i3 processor. Xiaomi is known to take their design cues from Apple, previously having launched products that look very similar to iPhones and MacBooks and the earbuds are no different. Even the name of the product AirDots sound eerily similar to AirPods by Apple.

AirDots

The AirDots have tappable controls and a compact charging case just like the AirPods from Apple. They costs around 199 yuan which is about $29 and they look quite good too. They [...]

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2018 Apple iPhones To Drop Qualcomm Chips for Intel

Apple is about to launch its new line of iPhones for 2018 at its September event. The leaks and rumours about the smartphone suggest there will be a relatively cheaper iPhone along with the usual flagship this year. Apple iPhones going forward may not use Qualcomm wireless chipsets in favour of Intel modems.

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There is a state of turmoil between Apple and Qualcomm. The chipset manufacturing company wanted to charge Apple a percentage of the company’s revenue for using Qualcomm’s modems. This led to the company suing Qualcomm for a hefty amount. In the US, Qualcomm might have to pay $1 [...]

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Sennheiser Debuts 3 New Earphones Including 10-Hour Wireless Option

Sennheiser has launched three new earphone models at the IFA 2017 in Berlin yesterday.

The trio of new earphones include Sennheiser’s wireless CX 7.00BT, a wired IE 80 S and another wireless model, the HD1 Free.

HD1 Free

The one that top’s the list is the new addition to Sennheiser’s HD1 Wireless earphones, the HD1 Free. On the design front, the new HD1 Free are significantly slimmer as compared to Sennheiser’s first HD1 In-Ear Wireless. Apart from the slimmer design, the HD1 Free will feature custom machined steel in-ear sound tunnels, magnetic earpieces, a three button remote and microphone for calling and playing music. The wireless earphones can [...]

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Samsung Gear IconX Review : Good Wireless Earphones

Samsung Gear IconX is the first wireless set of earphones, offering true cord free experience from a big company. But, are they really worth the big price tag, or should you consider something more affordable.

Design and Build

The Gear IconX is built really well, with a good quality outer casing. The earphones offer up splash and dust resistant P2i Nano coating despite having a fairly wide feature set. They should withstand your sweat incase you decide to use these for your active life or sports.

The included wing tips and in ear plugs come in a total of 4 different sizes for a perfect fit and are extremely easy to switch.

The carry case also has a rubberized [...]

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Apple AirPods Are Wireless EarPods with 5 Hours of Wireless Audio

With the launch of the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus,Apple has also launched the new Apple Airpods. A $149 accessory that will allow users to connect to the new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus using the new Apple W1 chip (wireless connection chip).

Paring requires you to simply bring the AirPods close to the iPhone and select connect. The AirPods will then be available across all iCloud account devices automatically.

The Airpods offer 5 hours of continuos play and the AirPod case provides acts as an addition 24 Hours of backup battery pack.

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Apple Developing Tech That Allows Charging From a Distance

Apple is working on wireless charging which would allow devices to be charged even at a distance from the charging port. The Cupertino-based company is reportedly collaborating with American and Asian partners to develop this tech.

Currently, the Apple Watch is capable of getting charged even from a few millimetres away from the source. But that isn’t really a groundbreaking development. Also, increased distance between the device and the charging source means a fall in efficiency. Apple is currently focusing on overcoming these problems and making wireless charging smoother. We can expect to see this kind of technology in 2017.

If this development is adopted in [...]

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SanDisk Launches Connect Wireless Stick in India

SanDisk has come out with a way that allows you to store data wirelessly. The company launched the Connect Wireless Stick in India that allows wireless transfer of files and media to and from your laptops, PCs, and mobile devices with the help of its built in Wi-Fi hotspot. The device is especially useful since most Tablets these days come without a MicroSD storage. The Connect Wirless Stick can allow multiple devices to transfer and store data, simultaneously.The device will also function as a standard USB flash drive as well.

It terms of design, the device looks both stylish and professional with a hexagonal pattern on the body and a LED in the front to [...]

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Wireless Charging: Everything You Need to Know

This year, at the Mobile World Congress held in Barcelona, we saw that Wirless Charging was one of the most talked about subjects. Many big companies such as Samsung, Microsoft and Motorola have been investing heavily in this technology.

So, what is Wireless Charging? As the name suggests, it is the method of charging a device sans a physical wire. This concept is not new. Nikolas Tesla, whose work in the field of electricity and electromagnetism has defined our modern lifestyle, spectacularly demonstrated the possibility of wireless power transfer in 1891, as visualized by the principle of [...]

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uBeam to Bring Revolutionary Wireless Charging Technology to Market

Los Angeles-based startup uBeam is developing a wireless charging technology that will allow people to charge their devices without cords and without having to be right next to the charging station.

The uBeam system developed by Meredith Perry uses ultrasound and converts electricity into sounds, that are then transmitted by ultrasound to the required devices, charging them in the process.

Originally Perry studied astrobiology at the University of Pennsylvania with the goal of finding life on other planets. However during this process she [...]

India, China and Vietnam have all seen triple digit percentage growths in 3G penetration since last year, according to the report by venture capital firm KPCB. Also out of the 663 million online users added over the last three years major chunk comes from India and China. According to the report boon in connectivity is also being pushed by the broader availability of 3G data connections. However , the lack of properly set infrastructure leads to incorrect number swapping. You can read the full report below.

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New Technology by Nokia Siemens could end network drop problems (PR)

Nokia and Siemens HSPA+ Multiflow may offer some relief for those pesky tower to tower transitions during transit. delivering double the data speed and up to 50 percent faster response compared to existing HSPA+ networks, says Nokia Siemens.

Multiflow allows compatible devices on the edge of a cell to connect to two sites simultaneously, letting your device send and receive data between two base stations at once. The technology need not be changed, infact Multiflow will be available as a software update for Single RAN systems, as soon as Nokia Siemens pushes it in the second half of 2013

Why leave out on Android and iOS when the whole world is playing? Panasonic has released the new Lumix FX90 which not only feature a built in Wireless antenna but also a Android and iOS app from Launch. These apps allow transferring pictures and video directly to a mobile device, then uploading them to Lumix Club — a cloud-based photo-sharing service — and on to Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc.